Where’s the Water Money Going? As the Bulawayo City Council water shortage situation continues to deepen, questions are beginning to arise over the City’s US$1 per household per month special water levy and whether it’s truly being used to fix the City’s crumbling water infrastructure. In the minutes of the 3,399th meeting of the City…
On the 28th of October 2025, Voices for Water convened a virtual interface of activists, scholars and practitioners to discuss the importance of public water management. The key messages included:1. Public Water management is a critical method for protecting and promoting the rights of women and vulnerable communities 2. Residents have trust in the local…
Voices for Water is joining hands with other organizations across Africa to denounce water privatization by joining other CSOs to commemorate the 5th Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization which runs from 13 – 18 October 2025 under the theme: Public Water for Climate Resilience. As part of the 2025 Zimbabwe Actions, Voices for…
02/10/2025: Five villagers (4 women and 1 man) from Diki Village in Hwange Rural District, were arrested and allegedly beaten yesterday (01 October 2025) when they non-violently blocked a Chinese mining company from draining water from a local water dam. This is the third time this community has been having their members being arrested, questioned…
Water activists from across the global south community have condemned the continued implementation of water funds arguing that water funds are a subtle form of water privatization which is there to protect corporate interests more than advance the human right to water. Speaking during the Just Water Futures organized online webinar which ran under the…
As Nairobi’s water utility Chief publicly rejects smart water meters for being economically unviable and socially misaligned, Zimbabwe is doubling on their nationwide rollout. This divergence raises urgent questions: Why is Zimbabwe embracing a model that experts in Kenya, who have lived its consequences, are now resisting? And what does this tell us about the…
In a critical and long-overdue move, the new Zimbabwe National Gender Policy 2025 has placed water access at the heart of gender-responsive climate action. Policy Pillar 3.8, which seeks to “strengthen gender-responsive climate action and resilience,” explicitly calls for upscaling funding toward the rehabilitation and expansion of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure particularly in…
On the 15th of July 2025 Zimbabwe’s Senator Mavenyengwa presented a Motion in Parliament calling for unity in support of the national agenda. In the presentation of the motion, the Senator made this erroneous statement:“In the face of climate change and its unpredictable weather patterns, the construction of dams, such as the Tugwi Mukosi Dam,…
The Zimbabwe Senate has recommended that “Bulawayo City Council must introduce smart water metering for accurate billing as well as curbing non-revenue water losses” by 30 June 2025. This recommendation is contained in the Senate Hansard of 10 June 2025 where the Report Of The Joint Portfolio Committee On Local Government, Public Works And National…
Plumtree Town Council has invited bids from service providers for the supply, installation, and maintenance of prepaid water meters and vending systems, marking its official step toward digitizing municipal water access. While officials argue the system will reduce water losses, enhance billing accuracy, and improve service delivery, civil society groups and human rights experts are…
